Azima Tawfiq
Place of birth
Baghdad, Iraq
Profession
Acting
Biography
Iraq's first leading lady. She played the role of 'Aliya' in the Iraqi film 'Aliya and Issam' in 1949 alongside Salima Murad. In the 1950s, she opened a nightclub in Al-Karrada and focused on singing there, distancing herself from radio and television. Her artistic news faded away in the late 1950s.
Also known as
عزيمة توفيق
